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{{Infobox Pro Bowl
|year=1973
|image=
|visitor=[[American Football Conference|AFC]]
|home=[[National Football Conference|NFC]]
|visitor_qtr1=0
|home_qtr1=14
|visitor_qtr2=10
|home_qtr2=0
|visitor_qtr3=10
|home_qtr3=0
|visitor_qtr4=13
|home_qtr4=14
|date=January 21, 1973
|stadium=[[Texas Stadium]]
|city=[[Irving, Texas]]
|visitorcoach=[[Chuck Noll]]
|visitorcoachteam=[[1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|homecoach=[[Tom Landry]]
|homecoachteam=[[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
|MVP=[[O. J. Simpson]]
|MVPteam=[[1972 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]]
|anthem=
|coin_toss=
|halftime=
|referee=[[Dick Jorgensen]]
|attendance=47,879
|network=[[NFL on CBS#1970s|CBS]] 
|announcers=[[Frank Glieber]], [[Alex Hawkins]] & [[Bruce Roberts (sportscaster)|Bruce Roberts]]
}}
The '''1973 [[Pro Bowl]]''' was the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s 23rd annual [[all-star game]] which featured the outstanding performers from the [[1972 NFL season|1972 season]]. The game was played on Sunday, January 21, 1973, at the [[Texas Stadium]] in [[Irving, Texas]]. The final score was [[American Football Conference|AFC]] 33, [[National Football Conference|NFC]] 28. [[O. J. Simpson]] of the [[1972 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] was named the game's [[Most Valuable Player]].<ref name=GameRecap>{{cite news|title=AFC holds off NFC by 33&ndash;28 |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hZ1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3581%2C2958065 |accessdate=January 18, 2012 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date=January 22, 1973 |agency=[[Associated Press{{!}}AP]] |page=16}}</ref>

Attendance at the game was 47,879.<ref name=GameBook>{{cite web|title=1973 Pro Bowl game book|url=http://www.nflgsis.com/1972/Post/04/55148/Gamebook.pdf |work=NFL Game Statistics & Information |publisher=[[National Football League]] |format=PDF |accessdate=January 30, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655EiLwx4|archivedate=January 30, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Chuck Noll]] of the [[1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] coached the AFC while the NFC was led by the [[1972 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]' [[Tom Landry]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The 1973 Pro Bowl |url=http://www.mmbolding.com/BSR/The_1973_Pro_Bowl.htm|publisher=[http://mmbolding.com Bolding Sports Research] |accessdate=January 18, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64mo2m0VF |archivedate=January 18, 2012 |deadurl=no}}</ref> The game's referee was [[Dick Jorgensen]].<ref name=GameBook/>

Players on the winning AFC team received $2,000 apiece while the NFC participants each took home $1,500.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Pro Bowl history|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10540742|publisher=[[CBSSports.com]]|accessdate=January 31, 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64jzqxRdL|archivedate=January 16, 2012|deadurl=no}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web|title=1973 Pro Bowl players |url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1972/probowl.htm |publisher=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]] |accessdate=January 31, 2012 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/656eAUtEd |archivedate=January 31, 2012|deadurl=no}}

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